[dayglored]

Windows Media Player "phone-home" default settings alert ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Some worthwhile advice from CedarDave for Windows Media Player folks...

[CedarDave]

For a complete listing of WMP privacy options, you can read their statement at the link (it includes pretty good instructions for avoiding phone-home settings).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/windows-media-player-12-privacy-statement